Royal Caribbean is on a downhill slide

Item: Serenade of the Seas
Rating: 4
Author: BigStud69

Serenade of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

BigStud69

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 16

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

Verified Review

12 Night Caribbean Repositioning (Tampa To Boston)

Sail date: September 12, 2023

Ship: Serenade of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8084

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 months ago

Review summary

I have seen a steady decline in the quality of the rooms (horrible showers) and the quality of the food. Steak was poor quality.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Smooth

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Ok and average

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Mid-level quality

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Excellent

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Care and maintenance are slipping

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Disappointing - room looks beat up and tired. The shower never got above a low warm.

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

4 out of 5

No excursion - Tampa port was excellent.

Thumbs Up 1

George Town, Grand Cayman

4 out of 5

No excursion - port was clean and safe.

Thumbs Up 0

Oranjestad, Aruba

4 out of 5

Yes we did excursion to a hotel for the day.

Thumbs Up 0

Willemstad, Curacao

4 out of 5

No excursion - port was safe and clean

Thumbs Up 1

Kralendijk, Bonaire

4 out of 5

No excursion - port was safe and clean

Thumbs Up 0

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

5 out of 5

Outstanding! Great fun.

Thumbs Up 0

Boston, Massachusetts

4 out of 5

Good port - efficient, safe and clean

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Smooth

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